St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-17

dreamily watched the reporter while he
was collecting his thoughts. She looked
positively sleepy.
Il would like to ask you what you
have to say about it," the young man
finally replied. "What do you think it
was done for?'
formed. Her black eyes flashed the fire
OF deadly hatred and she seemed to
culver from head to foot.
what do think of ito" she cried.
Il am glad of it. He deserved it." She
stopped just long enough to catch her
breath. what was it done for? Be
cause RawSon has made me out OH the
streets to be
\ PUBLIC PROSTITUTE.
I'll stand by the boy" she cried, raising
her arm with dramatic gesture. He
did no more than any boy would do. He
is the son of his MOTHER
Then she began to pace to and fro
over the heavily carpeted floor. Il in
tended to do it myself" she exclaimed,
suddenly stopping in the middle of the
room.
did your son know of your inten-
tion?'
She turned a wicked look on her ques-
toner and said sharply; Il do not
know. He might have known it. He
surely knew he deserved it," Then she
grew hungry for more details of the
bloody deed. She inquired where he
was shot, and some of the circumstances.
Il am glad of it,; she exclaimed. ''In
front of the church-it was just the
place, the old hypocrite. in front of the
church. Pah." Again she asked about
the details. "Did all the shots hit
him - she exclaimed, with a look of
tigerish expectancy.
Yes, believe they did"
I'm glad of it. He deserves all he
got" At this Juncture Mrs. .Rawson's
lawyer arrived and the reporter was
promptly excluded.
When, shortly afterward, young Lee,
in his cell at the police station. saw
reporter approaching, he jumped up
abruptly, and without waiting a ques-
ton declared: Il have nothing what
ever to say except that am entirely re-
SpOnSible. 1t was wholly my own act.
My mother knows absolutely nothing of
it," When pressed for his motive, Lee
would at first only say: "You know
we'll what's been i'll the papers," Be-
ing further urged, he burst out: "He
tried to prove my mother an adulteress,
an adventures. Now he wanted to
make out my sister bastard, and that's
all l will say.''
The career of the young mans mother
is in many respects remarkable. She
has
BEEN MARRIED SEVERAL TIMES,
was divorced once, and as department
clerk in the government service at
Washington is understood to have been
concerned in some decidedly sensational
incidents. 1t was as the poSSessor of
considerable real estate in Chicago that
she first became acquainted with Raw
son. Their marriage soon followed.
That was about five or six years ago.
Rawson is sixty-seven years old, and,
his wife claims, physically a wreck.
Whatever the cause of their disputes,
the matter finally went to the conrts.
On Sept. 90, 1856, Mrs. Rawson's long
DlIl 1Ol lCSdl SCpdldllUIl
from her husband was filed. The allie
cations were cruelty and refusal of her
husband to support her, closing with q
recital of how he had installed detect
ives in their home to close it up when
Mrs. Rawson should leave it. Rawson
had in the meantime left the house and
taken up his abode with a friend.
| In his answer to the bill
Rawson averred that his married life
had been terrible and continual drama
of domeatic calamity and wretchedness,
the sole cause of which was his wife's
phenomenally awful, devilish and
wicked temper, and habits of
PROFANITY AND BLASPHEMY
! which were not revealed to him until
after his marriage. Going into her his
tory Rawson declared that his wife had
made false representations to him to
get him to marry her when she repre-
sented that she was the widow of
| Charles G.. Lee, who left her comforta-
| bly, off and the mother of two children.
He further testified that his wife was
| married in New Orleans OH April 3,
1866, to John G. Slaymayller, who at the
time the bill was filed was living in
Arkadelphia, Ark, and the divorce OBJ
tanned from Slaymaker few
years later was illegal. Consequently the
marriage with the defendant should
be declared void. On Aug, 5, 1856, he
refused to place any more money to her
credit at the bank. and Sept. 80 she was
refused admittance to his house, and
detectives left on"guard to prevent her
gaining entrance. While the suit was
pending porter on St. Louis sleeper
testified that Mrs. RawSon had occupied
a berth with strange man on his
sleeper. The story was partially cor
roborated by other porters and car con-
ductors. All these allegations were
emphatically denied by Mrs. Rawson,
and later the cOrrOrborator was brought
up before Justice Lyon on the charge of
perjury, when he acknowledged the
untruthfulness of his former state
ments. Since then every point, espe-
cially in the matter of alimony, has been
contested with increased bitterness, the
elimination being Rawson's additional
charges and tO-day'S horrible tragedy.
MADE HIS WILL.
At O'Clock this afternoon RawsOn
had Attorneys GhOudy. Holden and
Whitney called and had his will drawn
up in legal form, which he signed, DR..
Graham being one of the witnesses.
What disposition he made of his prop
erty is known only to the attorneys and
the witnesses. AT :45 tonight Raw
sons condition was unchanged. The
five attending physicians are doing
everything possible to relieve his suf-
ferings. but say there is only faint
/ hope of his recovery. Mrs. Rawson